of Dillon. Though it was initially speculated that Dillon would be written out of the series in June, but Clifton would appear on a recurring basis until the character could be written out properly. A representative said "Scott will not be leaving in June, but will exit the show as needed per storyline." Clifton made his final appearance as a series regular on July 9, 2007. Dillon would leave town to chase his dream of becoming a filmmaker after failing to win Lulu's affections. Storylines 1992–97 Attorney Paul Hornsby (Paul Satterfield) makes plans to leave his unhappy marriage to Tracy Quartermaine (Jane Elliot) so he can be with Jenny Eckert (Cheryl Richardson). However, once Tracy announces her pregnancy, Paul decides to stay in the marriage for his child. Tracy gives birth to Paul's son, Dillon Albert Quartermaine Hornsby in 1992. He is named after Paul's father Albert Hornsby and Tracy's favorite poet, Dylan Thomas. By the time of Dillon's birth, the marriage is even more unstable. After discovering Tracy has been blackmailing Jenny about her past destroying Jenny's marriage to Tracy's son Ned Ashton (Wally Kurth), Paul walks out on her. When Tracy runs Jenny over with her car, her father Edward (David Lewis) banishes her from his life. Upon her departure, Tracy takes Dillon with her violating the terms the custody agreement with Paul. Tracy and Dillon (Jacob Smith) return to Port Charles in the summer 1996 when she tries to orchestrate a hostile takeover of the family company, ELQ. Edward (John Ingle) threatens to inform Paul of Tracy's whereabouts so he can take Dillon away but Tracy reveals that she handled the custody situation and Paul can see Dillon when he wishes. However, after her plan fails, Edward banishes her once again. From October to March 1996, Dillon (P.J. Aliseo) resided with Tracy in SoHo New York when the characters appeared on The City. Dillon's childhood is far from normal. He spends most of his early years moving from place to place with Tracy because of her strained relationship with the Quartermaine family. Dillon becomes her mischievous travelling companion. 2003–07 In 2003, Tracy leaves Dillon with his grandparents Edward and Lila (Anna Lee) and leaves town. Dillon charms Georgie Jones (Lindze Letherman) and they soon start dating much to the dismay of his mother and Georgie's stepfather Mac Scorpio (John J. York). To make matters worse, Dillon starts